At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Argentina national team took the first place, and its striker Lionel Messi set a historical record for the World Cup and won the first place in history in the number of matches played in the world championships.
35-year-old Messi has 25 fights in the planetary championships, he even beat the achievement of Lothar Matthäus, who played for the German national team.
In the 2022 World Cup final, Lionel Messi scored a penalty in the 23rd minute, opening the scoring in the match in this way. And this blow allowed him to establish a historic achievement. He became the first player to score a goal each in the group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, single championship final.
In addition, Lionel Messi scored a goal in the decisive penalty shootout against France. And thanks to this, he was recognized as the best player of the tournament. He was also honored to raise the cup.
Who is Lionel Messi? Why did this football player become a legend? What do we still not know about him?
How many goals did Lionel Messi score at the 2022 World Cup?
At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Lionel Messi scored 7 goals. So, he scored a double in the final and scored a goal in the decisive penalty shootout against France.
How old is Lionel Messi
The Argentine forward was born on June 24, 1987. He is 35 years old. During his football career, he scored 26 big goals: 13 in World Cups and 13 in America’s Cups.
What are the nicknames of Lionel Messi?
The football player has two nicknames: Flea (Spanish: La Pulga) and Atomic Flea (Spanish: La Pulga Atómica).
How tall is Lionel Messi?
The legendary football player has a height of 169 cm. His weight is 67 kg. He is the captain of the Argentina national team and won the FIFA World Cup for the first time in his career.
What was the 2022 World Cup for Messi?
This World Cup was the fifth in a row for the football player. But he showed such results for the first time and won the tournament.
How many goals has Messi scored in his entire career?
The striker scored 97 goals for the Argentina national team. At the 2022 World Cup, he scored a penalty in the first half of the final against France. As a result, the Argentine is in third place in the list of the best scorers of the national teams. In first place is Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 118 goals for the Portuguese national team.
What is Lionel Messi’s cup?
The football player practically does not let go of a strange cup with a metal tube. It is called calabash, and they drink mate from it – the drink of all Latin Americans. So, yerba mate leaves are brewed in a cup, and water is gradually poured through a tube. Drink a drink through the same tube.
How many Golden Balls does Lionel Messi have?
Lionel Messi holds the record for the number of Ballons d’Or and FIFA Golden Balls. He received these awards seven times. He is also the only one to receive these awards for four years in a row: from 2009 to 2012.
Messi won four Ballon d’Or with Barcelona. He received the fifth ball in 2015, the sixth in 2019, and the seventh in 2021.
How many children does Lionel Messi have?
Already a legendary football player brings up three sons. He has a son, Thiago Messi (born in 2012), a son, Mateo Messi (born in 2015), and a son, Ciro (born in 2018).
What social networks is Messi on?
Football player Lionel Messi is registered on Instagram under the nickname © leomessi. The number of its subscribers has already exceeded 300 million. And the famous football player thanked everyone who supports him and subscribes to his profile.
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